Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-01-25
NEW S NOTES.

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3lst.
Officer Huston yesterday sent in his
resignation as police officer, to take
effect to-day.
The City Assessors Office has been re-
moved to the new Woollacott building
On Spring street.
The Mayor yesterday sentenced one
vagrant to 30 days and another to ~
days in the chaingang.i
Mrs. c. Winters yesterday secured
dscree of divorce from her husband on
the ground of desertion.
VIM. Smith, wanted in San Pedro for
assault, has been arrested at Bakersfield
and will be brought back.
A cot of buggy harness was stolen
from the residence Of George Bagot, 5s5
Chavez street. on Sunday.
The application of Bertha Saunders to
become g sole trader was yesterday con-
tinued until the 3lst by Judge Cheney.
A new locomotive for the Long Beach
Railroad. from Pittsburg, arrived yes
terdsy and will be put on the track to-
day.
The firm OF II. S ,himmel & Co., which
became iasolvent in April, 1885, was
yesterday discharged in the Superior
Court.
w. A. Clinton is erecting large three
story brick building on the corner of
Upper Main and Walters street, formerly
High street.
The Ladies' Hebrew Aid Association
will hold . social in Odd Fellows Hall
over the Postofice on Saturday evening,
tho 9th inst.
Ygnacio Flores has petitioned the Su-
perior Court for writ of habeas corpus
; on tho ground that he is illegally de.
tained in the county Jail.
It is reported from Santa Ana that the
work of grading on the A. 7. & 8. F. ex-
tension from Santa Ana to San Diego
was begun yesterday morning.
A thief yesterday stole q case OF
double-edged pearl handled surgical
instruments from the room of DR.. j.
Turner, 81 North Main street.
The little six.year-old son of Philippe
GARNER. who died on Sunday, was
buried yesterday at 10 o'clock from his
parents residence, S04 Also street.
A false alarm, sent in by telephone,
took out the engines 10 the corner of
Alameda and First streets. last night at
. quarter to eight. No fire WAS dis
covered.
There will be cheap excursion to
San Diego. good for five days. leaving
Los Angeles next Friday morning at
9:lO, January 2Ssh, via the California
Southern.
The ladies of Frank Bartlett Relief
Corps are preparing to give musical
and literary entertainment, with dane
ing, Tuesday evening, Februsry 18th, at
Good Templars' hall.
Schoder. Johnston & Co., are negoti.
ating for the transportation of large
lot of iron to relay aud double track the
Second street Cable road. The work
will be done at an early day.
The Lewis Morrison Combination ar.
rived yesterday by the down train.
Their Stage Manager is a well known
Thespian in Los Angeles. Brady and
his makeups are familiar to play .goers
here.
Joseph Brown and Charles White,
two men who burglarized the house of
Mr.. Bullard, of the Monte, and stole q
shotgun, were yesterday sentenced by
Judge Cheney to two years each in San
Quentin.
The brother of G.. B. Robertson, the
man who killed himself some days ago.
and Mrs. Roberson's father have arrived
and will take away the suicides body to
Texas to-day. Mrs. Robertson leaves
v th them.
The examination of Charles Raskin,
editor of the lie Progres, charged
with having attempted to murder E.
Deste, by shooting at him, is set n
Tomorrow morning iu the township
Justices court.
Mr.. John Bryson, ST., announces that
he is quito ready to complete the pur-
chase of the City Hall lot, corner oi
Second and Spring streets, as soon as the
title is passed on and the city ready to
execute the deed.
r Osunega, accused of having stolen
horse on the l4th of September. 1856,
at the Malibu Ranch. the property Of
y. f. Ferguson, was yesterday held to
answer in $500 by Justice fancy on the
charge of grand larceny.
Eleven city Jail prisoners refused to go
to work on the chain gang yesterday.
and were locked up in one of the small
cells all day ON bread and water. They
collapsed in the evening and promised
to 60 to work again this morning.
The examination of Manuel Deming-
uez accused of having shot several
times at namesake and relative on the
Virgines Ranch, some ten days ago.
with intent to murder him, comes up
this morning before Justice Taney.
A new complaint was filed yesterday
against Frank Rimpau. This is still the
came case of selling opiates to a person
without ascertaining his name or the
purpose for which the drug was pur.
chased, sor which q prominent druggist
was arrested and cleared.
8. Mathews, of San Francisco. is :in
the city. He is the champion wrestler
of the Coast and will endeavor to down
w. A. Hunter, of New Orleans, at San
Bernardino, some night soon, for $500.
He is open to take fall out of any man
iu Southern California during his tour
here.
The trunk, found in the possession of
two men on Saturday night by Officer
F. Smith. as they were trying to dispose
of it to "Curley" Walker, o secondhand
dealer on Commercial street, has been
Recognized as the property of the Lon